As previously announced, Switch will be present at PAX South in just a few days. Nintendo shared more details about its plans for the expo today.
Anyone with a PAX South badge can stop by and play games such as Zelda: Breath of the Wild, 1-2-Switch, Snipperclips: Cut it out, together!, Splatoon 2, Arms, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Bomberman R, and Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers.
As for the setup, Nintendo sent over the following:
“The main stage at the Nintendo booth will feature hands-on time with different Nintendo Switch games. But instead of a traditional booth setup, these games can be experienced in creative environments that show off the unique functionality of the Nintendo Switch system. For example, games can be played in the cross-section of an airplane to show how easy it is to take Nintendo Switch with you anywhere. Other games will be set up in a living room to highlight that Nintendo Switch is also a home gaming system that can be played on a TV. In addition to all the awesome Nintendo Switch experiences, the main stage at the Nintendo booth will feature hosted competitions, live demonstrations, video presentations and other fun Nintendo surprises.”
PAX South 2017 will take place between January 27 and January 29. Nintendo’s interactive booth (No. 11255) will be open from 10 AM to 6 PM each day.
Source: Nintendo PR
Castlevania Dracula X previously arrived on the North American New 3DS Virtual Console, and now it’s heading to Europe on Thursday. View the official trailer below.
Nintendo has uploaded 4 new trailers showing us Dragon Quest VIII for 3DS. Each one of these videos introduce one of the main playable characters that we will find inside the game.
Check out the trailers after the jump and learn about the different techniques that each character has to offer in Dragon Quest VIII.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
3DS Download
Butterfly: Inchworm Animation II – €7.99
Candy, Please! – €2.25
Mini Golf Resort – €4.99
Word Search 10K – €7.99
New Nintendo 3DS Download
Castlevania Dracula X (SNES VC, Konami) – €7.99
Update: Square Enix has also confirmed that I Am Setsuna will be a launch title in Europe.
Original: I Am Setsuna was already on track to launch with Switch in Japan. Today, Square Enix announced that the RPG will also be coming to North America on March 3. It will be a digital-only title in the west.
On Switch, I Am Setsuna has new features such as the “Temporal Battle Arena,” where players can participate in battles against other players’ parties.
Here’s an overview of the game:
“I AM SETSUNA follows the story of Setsuna, a young woman of incredible power and inner strength, and the sacrifice she must undertake to save the people of her land as she leaves her hometown. Featuring simple turn-based controls and unique gameplay mechanics inspired by the golden age of JRPGs, I AM SETSUNA merges nostalgic elements with modern current-gen technology. Tokyo RPG Factory’s debut title delivers an emotional story of bravery and sacrifice along with powerful character development.”
I Am Setsuna will be sold exclusively on the Switch eShop.
Source: Square Enix PR
Last week, Mega Maze ended up on the North American Wii U eShop. For a look at the game, watch the video below.
Turtle Cream brought 6180 the moon to Wii U last year. The action game hit the eShop in February 2016.
Now the game is seeing life on another Nintendo platform. Recently, Turtle Cream sent out the word via Twitter that 6180 the moon is heading to New 3DS. It’s also making an appearance at Taipei Game Show 2017.
Turtle Cream wrote on Twitter:
Announcing 6180 the moon for New Nintendo 3DS! You can try it at Taipei Game Show 2017. #6180themoon #n3ds #nindie #TaipeiGameShow pic.twitter.com/PU59HWVTe8
— Turtle Cream (@turtlecream) January 18, 2017
A couple of days ago, a listing for Piggyback’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild guide appeared on Amazon UK – not really a remarkable occurrence by itself, if not for the fact that the description of the guide revealed quite a bit about the game, including the total number of shrines. It seems like Nintendo caught wind of this, as the listing for the guide has now disappeared from Amazon UK, resulting in a 404 error. A search turns up nothing either.
Strategy guides accidentally revealing details from a game is nothing new, though most of the time the revealing text is just edited or deleted. It’s definitely unusual for the entire listing to be (temporarily) deleted. It remains to be seen how Amazon UK will handle pre-orders for the guide while it was still available.
